JSP calling methods on a base servlet - how

[Will]

I have a servlet called Register
that extends a base servlet
called BaseServlet (which is an
EJB I think). Then in the Register
servlet I can use methods from
BaseServlet easily - because it
extends it. My boss told
me to use JSP and not servlets.
But then my JSP cannot 'extend'
BaseServlet. Neither can I use
<jsp:useBean id="BaseServlet" class="common.servlet.BaseServlet" />
because it returns an error.
So how can I use BaseServlets methods
if I cannot 'extend' it
in the normal way.
I can do <jsp:useBean id="myBean" class="java.lang.String"
scope="session" /> OK but when I try my BaseServlet bean it returns 500
Server error.
Is it that one can't 'extend' other servlets from a jsp?

 

[Raymond DeCampo]

I have a servlet called Register
that extends a base servlet
called BaseServlet (which is an
EJB I think).

It is very unlikely that your servlet is also an EJB.

Then in the Register
servlet I can use methods from
BaseServlet easily - because it
extends it. My boss told
me to use JSP and not servlets.

Is your boss a technical boss or a manager? If he or she is a manager,
you should explain which technology is right for the job. If he or she
is a technical boss, then ask him or her to explain how to accomplish it.

But then my JSP cannot 'extend'
BaseServlet.

There is a page attribute in JSP for specifying the base class, although
its use is frowned upon.

Neither can I use
<jsp:useBean id="BaseServlet" class="common.servlet.BaseServlet" />
because it returns an error.
So how can I use BaseServlets methods
if I cannot 'extend' it
in the normal way.
I can do <jsp:useBean id="myBean" class="java.lang.String"
scope="session" /> OK but when I try my BaseServlet bean it returns 500
Server error.
Is it that one can't 'extend' other servlets from a jsp?

HTH,
Ray